Don Jonston, spelled ‘with a t’ (Bill Murray) is an everyday computer guy whose girlfriend (Julie Delphy) just walked out on him, because he received an anonymous pink letter probably from ‘one of his other girlfriends’. He’s an “over the hill Don Juan” and she leaves. Upon opening it, he discovers he has a son that may be looking for him. His neighbor, a (conveniently plot set-up) Sherlock Holmes wanna-be (Jeffrey Wright) encourages him to go seek out all his past lovers who could possibly be the mother of the child. First stop, an ex (Sharon Stone) a professional closet organizer, with a daughter named Lolita. Second stop, Dora (Frances Conroy) a successful realtor. Third stop, an animal communicator named Carmen (Jessica Lange) whose receptionist (Chloe Sevigny) is her lover. Final stop, a rural trailer trash woman (an unrecognizable Tilda Swinton) who won’t even discuss the possibilities of a son. And so in the end, whether father/son/mother reunion is determined or not, Murray learns to examine his relationships, instead of moving onto the next one, in his lovable, often still, unaffected and soul searching way. The same way that he’s charmed us before in everything from “Groundhog Day” to “Lost In Translation”. But not quite as good. Directed by Jim Jarmusch.
